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06/19/2006 09:24:32 PM · #26 |
i saw the shadow instantly, but i've always liked the work of Giuseppe Arcimboldo, so perhaps i was primed.
i hope you don't mind, but i did a little fiddling with it. i think part of the problem was the light on the still life was so harsh that it drew the eye there insted of to the shadow. i used a gothic glow action to make the fruit and veg. more painterly and subtle, and added vignetting to darken the corners.
i hope i haven't caused offence doing this.
Message edited by author 2006-06-19 21:27:17.
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06/19/2006 09:33:18 PM · #27 |
Originally posted by xianart:
i saw the shadow instantly, but i've always liked the work of Giuseppe Arcimboldo, so perhaps i was primed.
i hope you don't mind, but i did a little fiddling with it. i think part of the problem was the light on the still life was so harsh that it drew the eye there insted of to the shadow. i used a gothic glow action to make the fruit and veg. more painterly and subtle, and added vignetting to darken the corners.
i hope i haven't caused offence doing this.
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I was working on a variation like that too :-) Lots of Gothic Glow. I sort of like it, but decided to stick with one that was more faithful to his original. Nice take on it!
R.
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06/19/2006 09:34:05 PM · #28 |
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06/19/2006 09:36:15 PM · #29 |
Originally posted by ltsimring:
I thought the meaning of the shadow in this shot was pretty obvious, but then a few people commented that it took them some while to get it. So I wonder whether there were some people who looked at the shot briefly during voting, saw the still life, saw the shadow, but did not "decode" its second meaning.
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I noticed it and felt it was clever. However I did feel the fruit in front competed with the Shadow and was a bit distracting. But because of the creativity and execution I gave it a 7. I did not feel like the shot need to be marked down because of the distraction but I would of marked it up if the fruit would of been toned down.
SDW
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06/19/2006 10:04:14 PM · #30 |
Originally posted by ltsimring:
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I came, I saw... I voted!
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06/19/2006 10:10:10 PM · #31 |
Lev,
Saw it, liked it, and gave it a high mark considering the theme of the challenge. Outside of a shadow challenge my score likely goes from a 9 to a 7. I felt the creativity outweighed the harshness of the lighting on the fruit. |
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06/20/2006 10:52:16 AM · #32 |
| I got it right away too. Gave me a sweet chuckle so I gave it an 8. =) |
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